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Channel away oil messes.


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No mechanic looks forward to draining the Stryker's wheel hubs. Because as soon as you remove the drain plug, oil pours out all over the hub, tire and ground.

It's not only a big mess, but an environmental problem as well if you don't clean it up properly.

You can avoid this environmentally unsound unsound

said of an animal, usually a horse, which has been examined for soundness and found to be unsatisfactory.
 practice with a homemade home·made  
adj.
1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie.

2. Made by oneself.

3. Crudely or simply made.

Adj. 1.
 tool. It's a special trough made of 24-gauge steel that hooks between the hub and lug nuts lug nut
n.
A heavy, rounded nut that fits over a bolt, used especially to attach an automotive vehicle's wheel to its axle.
 to channel the oil straight into a can or drip pan with no mess.

Here's how to make it:

All tabs are 1/2 inch and bent towards back of tool

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When the tool is finished, curl it slightly to it under the hub. You may also want to put some duct tape duct tape
n.
A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts.

Noun 1.
 around the outside edges to keep from cutting yourself.

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Then follow the instructions in IETM IETM Interactive Electronic Technical Manual
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IETM Integrated Engine Technical Manual (US Air Force) 
 9-2320-311-13&P for draining the wheel hubs.
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
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Date:Jun 1, 2008
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